MILLER, GARY G. (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5363 [28JN], H5419 [29JN]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 4128), H9595 [3NO]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3, Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users, H4136 [26MY]

Robert T. Matsui funeral attendees, H129 [6JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (see H.R. 356), H413 [8FE]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 552), H350 [2FE]

Armed Forces: tribute to dedication and commitment of employers of the members of the National Guard and other Reserve components who have been mobilized during the Global War on Terrorism (see H. Res. 302), H4142 [26MY]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 280), H3435 [17MY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 685), H521 [9FE]

Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts: support activities (see H.R. 1337), H3894 [24MY]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H11328 [8DE]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 228), H8343 [22SE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 58), H5801 [13JY]

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize participation in funding and implementation of a balanced, long-term groundwater remediation program in California (see H.R. 18), H71 [4JA]

Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 698), H521 [9FE]

Collective bargaining: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (see H.R. 239), H7564 [28JY]

Construction industries: provide contractors with qualified immunity from liability for negligence when providing services or equipment on a volunteer basis in response to a declared emergency or disaster (see H.R. 3717), H7813 [8SE]

Contracts: require certain Federal service contractors to participate in a pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation (see H.R. 2049), H7743 [7SE]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (see H.R. 516), H720 [16FE]

———clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2389), H3434 [17MY]

Crime: increase penalty on persons who are convicted of killing peace officers and who flee the country (see H.R. 2363), H6205 [20JY]

———increase penalty on persons who are convicted of killing peace officers and who flee the country and call for renegotiation of extradition treaty with Mexico (see H.R. 3900), H8386 [27SE]

Croatia: recommend integration into NATO (see H. Res. 529), H10227 [15NO]

Dalip Singh Saund Post Office Building, Temecula, CA: designate (see H.R. 120), H286 [1FE]

Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction workers called ``helpers'' (see H.R. 3907), H9696 [4NO]

———suspend wage rate requirements for Federal contracts in areas declared a national disaster (see H.R. 3684), H8248 [21SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: augment efforts of State and local governments to conduct early detection and surveillance to prevent the establishment or spread of plant pests that endanger agriculture, environment, and the economy (see H.R. 4049), H12050 [16DE]

Dept. of Energy: make incentive payments to the owners or operators of qualified desalination facilities to partially offset the cost of electrical energy required to operate such facilities (see H.R. 1071), H6651 [26JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: construct a fence along the southern border of the U.S. (see H.R. 4083), H10910 [17NO]

———prevent all unlawful entries into the U.S. (see H.R. 3693), H8644 [29SE]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 557), H6328 [21JY]

Dept. of the Interior: assist in research and development, environmental and feasibility studies, and preliminary engineering for the Dana Point Desalination Project located at Dana Point, CA (see H.R. 3929), H8512 [28SE]

———participation in Inland Empire regional recycling project and Cucamonga County Water District recycling project (see H.R. 802), H628 [15FE]

Disasters: improve ability of Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic events affecting forest lands (see H.R. 4200), H12050 [16DE]

Discrimination: condemn existence of racially restrictive covenants in housing documents and urge States to adopt legislation similar to that which was enacted in California to address the issue (see H. Res. 259), H2977 [4MY]

Diseases: support goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer (see H. Con. Res. 210), H9696 [4NO]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H1780 [5AP]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H790 [17FE]

———repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 305), H524 [9FE]

Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (see H.R. 3824), H8389 [27SE]

———reform process for designating critical habitat (see H.R. 1299), H1507 [15MR]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H845 [1MR]

Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of the Hurricane Katrina Recovery Chief Financial Officer (see H.R. 3813), H9277 [26OC]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 818), H629 [15FE]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability (see H.R. 420), H235 [26JA]

FHA: remove limitation on the number of reverse mortgages that may be insured (see H.R. 2892), H4485 [14JN]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H4187 [7JN]

———prohibit use of identification issued by foreign governments, other than passports, for purposes of verifying identity of a person opening an account (see H.R. 815), H720 [16FE]

———reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 1185), H1263 [9MR]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H627 [15FE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10), H4487 [14JN]

Foreign aid: prohibit U.S. assistance to develop any rail connections or railway-related connections through certain cities in Azerbaijan, Republic of Georgia, and Turkey that exclude cities in Armenia (see H.R. 3361), H8089 [15SE]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H7673 [6SE]

Health: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 5), H6432 [25JY] (see H.R. 534), H349 [2FE]

Housing: combat unfair and deceptive practices in the high-cost mortgage market, strengthen civil remedies, promote uniform lending and appraisal standards, and establish licensing standards for mortgage brokers (see H.R. 1295), H1506 [15MR]

———support goal of increased homeownership in the U.S. and recognize the importance of homeownership programs, fair lending laws, and fair housing laws in achieving that goal (see H. Con. Res. 107), H1897 [12AP]

Immigration: enforce employment restrictions on unauthorized aliens through the use of improved Social Security cards and an Employment Eligibility Database (see H.R. 98), H2472 [21AP]

———enforce existing immigration laws to reduce the threat of a terrorist attack and the influx of illegal aliens (see H. Con. Res. 221), H7744 [7SE]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 3137), H5599 [30JN]

———establish a Border Patrol Auxiliary (see H.R. 3704), H8348 [26SE]

———improve sharing of information and enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 3776), H8644 [29SE]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign-issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 925), H793 [17FE]

———prohibit loans by Federal agencies to aliens who are unlawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 4580), H12047 [16DE]

———provide for true enforcement and border security (see H.R. 4313), H10161 [14NO]

———reform (see H.R. 3938), H8642 [29SE]

———require employers to conduct employment eligibility verification (see H.R. 19), H135 [6JA]

———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (see H.R. 4437), H11109 [6DE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: impose mandatory sentencing ranges with respect to aliens who reenter the U.S. after having been removed (see H.R. 3150), H6328 [21JY]

Iron and steel industry: urge the Dept. of Commerce and ITC to consider the impact of steel antidumping or countervailing duties on steel-consuming manufacturers and the economy when conducting sunset reviews (see H. Res. 84), H2395 [20AP]

Karl Malden Station, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 3667), H7950 [14SE]

Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 487), H9696 [4NO]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 500), H524 [9FE]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 136), H584 [10FE]

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (see H.R. 3132), H6432 [25JY]

———provide grants for prosecutions of cases cleared through use of DNA backlog clearance funds (see H.R. 1602), H7743 [7SE]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 556), H350 [2FE]

Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 181), H4722 [17JN]

Lillian Kinkella Keil Post Office, Covina, CA: designate (see H.R. 4053), H8809 [7OC]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1333), H1620 [16MR]

———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 818), H629 [15FE]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 2014), H9044 [20OC]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H1622 [16MR]

Mexico: disapprove U.S.-Mexico Social Security totalization agreement (see H. Con. Res. 50), H523 (see H. Res. 20), H524 [9FE]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2048), H4143 [26MY]

National Apprenticeship Act: ensure that apprenticeship program applications are processed in a fair and timely manner (see H.R. 3613), H7561 [28JY]

National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 874), H791 [17FE]

———protect employer rights (see H.R. 1816), H7564 [28JY]

National security: improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (see H.R. 418), H235 [26JA]

———require employers at critical infrastructure sites to participate in the pilot program for employment eligibility verification (see H.R. 1770), H6432 [25JY]

Ray Charles Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 504), H1896 [12AP]

Reagan, Ronald: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 932), H793 [17FE]

Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S: designate (see H.R. 2112), H8644 [29SE]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 389), H942 [2MR]

Russia: protect intellectual property rights (see H. Con. Res. 230), H8343 [22SE]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 1953), H7673 [6SE]

SEC: require enhanced disclosures of employee stock options and require study on economic impact of broad-based employee stock option plans (see H.R. 913), H792 [17FE]

Sergeant First Class John Marshall Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 289), H287 [1FE]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 525), H524 [9FE]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H76 [4JA]

Southern California Association of Governments: anniversary (see H. Res. 247), H2648 [27AP] (see H. Res. 506), H9047 [24OC]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H524 [9FE]

Taxation: allow a credit for owning certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 652), H411 [8FE]

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3098), H8089 [15SE]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 994), H1847 [6AP]

———change deadline for filing income tax returns (see H.R. 442), H2550 [26AP]

———clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (see H.R. 3095), H6432 [25JY]

———establish a commission on tax reform (see H.R. 41), H72 [4JA]

———extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (see H.R. 4096), H9042 [20OC]

———guarantee tax-exempt bonds for the purpose of rebuilding the Gulf Coast from the impacts of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 3947), H8642 [29SE]

———maintain current mortgage interest deduction (see H. Con. Res. 272), H9473 [1NO]

———make individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends permanent (see H.R. 809), H1265 [9MR]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 1684, 1685), H2148 [19AP]

———make permanent the shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1663), H2101 [14AP]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H1893 [12AP]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain systems installed in nonresidential buildings (see H.R. 1241), H1369 [10MR]

———provide for the proper tax treatment of certain disaster mitigation payments (see H.R. 1134), H1265 [9MR]

———reduce depreciation recovery period for roof systems (see H.R. 1510), H1845 [6AP]

———repeal alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1186), H3436 [17MY]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 64), H73 [4JA]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H524 [9FE]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H2103 [14AP]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material (see H.R. 310), H354 [2FE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3), H520 [9FE]

Turkey: reject claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 137), H11655 [14DE]

———urge compliance with all European Union standards and criteria prior to its accession (see H. Res. 411), H11328 [8DE]

Twenty-First Century Water Commission: establish (see H.R. 135), H75 [4JA]

U.N.: withhold U.S. contributions pending certification of U.N. cooperation in investigation of Oil-for-Food Program (see H.R. 1092), H2473 [21AP]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 156), H524 [9FE]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H3262 [12MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of HUD: facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (see H.R. 280), H137 [6JA]

Dept. of the Interior: participate in design, planning, and construction of the Inland Empire regional water recycling project and assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines in California (see H.R. 177), H77 [4JA]

Housing: assist low-income families in obtaining decent, safe, and affordable housing by converting section 8 housing choice voucher program into a flexible voucher program (see H.R. 1999), H2736 [28AP]

———expand homeownership in States having high housing costs (see H.R. 176), H77 [4JA]

National Homeownership Month: observance (see H. Res. 312), H4355 [9JN]

Safe Drinking Water Act: provide procedures for claims relative to drinking water (see H.R. 1540), H1850 [8AP]

Tariff: dichloroethyl ether (see H.R. 178), H77 [4JA]

———refracting and reflecting telescopes (see H.R. 3414), H6431 [25JY]

Taxation: repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H2646 [27AP]

Remarks

California: Alameda Corridor transportation projects funding, H1043 [9MR], H7576 [29JY]

China, People's Republic of: express that a Chinese state-owned energy company exercising control of critical U.S. energy infrastructure and production capacity could be a national security threat (H. Res. 344), H5576 [30JN]

Dept. of HUD: Brownfields Economic Development Initiative funding, H5419, H5420 [29JN]

———facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (H.R. 280), H11458 [13DE]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), H5987 [19JY]

Dept. of the Interior: participate in design, planning, and construction of the Inland Empire regional water recycling project and assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines in California (H.R. 177), H8869 [18OC]

Dept. of Transportation: compliance with certain environmental regulations in transportation projects, H1054 [9MR]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5420 [29JN]

Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (H.R. 3824), E2042 [6OC]

Housing: conforming loan limit levels, H9186 [26OC]

———limit housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises control of assets and liabilities relative to systemic risk to the housing or capital markets, H9182 [26OC]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), H9135, H9182, H9186 [26OC]

Hurricanes: protect volunteers assisting the victims of Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3736), H7885 [14SE]

Immigration: strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), consideration (H. Res. 621), H11897, H11900 [16DE]

KKLA-Radio (Los Angeles, CA): anniversary, E2069 [7OC]

Mexico: extradition policy with U.S., H5987 [19JY]

National Homeownership Month: observance (H. Res. 312), H5183 [27JN], E1200 [9JN]

National security: improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (H.R. 418), E259 [16FE]

Real estate: encourage the cleanup and use of brownfields and other sites that contain hazardous contaminants in cases of eminent domain, H9596, H9597 [3NO]

———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 4128), H9596, H9597 [3NO]

Taxation: repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 1898), E804 [27AP]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), H1043, H1053, H1054 [9MR]

———Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), conference report, H7576 [29JY]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 2864), H5812 [14JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1688 [17MR], H8084 [15SE], H8640 [29SE], H9424 [28OC], H9471 [1NO], H9693 [4NO], H11031 [18NO], H12286 [18DE]

Tributes

Cox, Christopher, H8490 [28SE]

Moses, Glyndal B. (Britt), E1142 [7JN]

Rothrock, John, E1142 [7JN]